Dimension Drive

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• NintendoLife

  Jon Cousins · Dec 26, 2017

  7.0

  It's not been the smoothest of journeys to release for Dimension Drive, and nor will yours be through its initial twelve stage campaign, but it is a polished and engaging shooter that asks more of each player. This is definitely not a 'turn your brain off at the door' kind of bullet hell experience, but it's worthy of the effort. Failure will be frequent, and frustratingly so in the early stages, but it's not cheap and beating a section or level never feels unattainable. There is a specific type of coordination required that will take time to perfect, and for some it might overwhelm, but Dimension Drive is a game that can be as rewarding as it is demanding.Â

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• COGconnected

  Derek C. Miller · Dec 19, 2017

  6.8

  Dimension Drive does offer up some compelling ideas to vertical shmups, but the focus seems to be too much on those aspects. The actual shoot ’em up part is merely ok at best. It’s less about shooting, although there is plenty, and more about trying to navigate a maze; the shooting and enemies feel secondary. It plays more like an entirely different game that looks like a traditional shmup, instead of a shmup with some different mechanics. It’s a decent game, just maybe not what you might be expecting.

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